Nuneaton &
North Warwickshire
Family History Society
The friendly family history society for all of North Warwickshire
The friendly family history society for all of North Warwickshire
Welcome to our website, please have a look around. There are resources to check out in our Free Resources section, which will be added to soon. Friends of our society have been transcribing records which we are now formatting to make them easily searchable. Once we have completed this task they will appear in the Free Resources section, so keep checking back!
The government has announced that it will no longer go ahead with its proposals to destroy original wills.
See the article as reported by Who Do You Think You Are magazine by clicking on the following link : Proposals to destroy original wills overturned after public outcry | Who Do You Think You Are Magazine
Storage and retention of original will documents – GOV.UK – the original consultation document
Link to the actual consultation response report from the Ministry of Justice here – our society is listed in the document as one of the responding groups. Thank you to everyone who either replied individually or as part of a society.
The society is delighted to announce a NEW helpdesk at Polesworth! This will be at the Polesworth Library on the fourth Thursday of each month. NNWFHS is pleased that this new opportunity for people to visit the library and seek expert guidance or help with a conundrum has now been launched – especially since it was planned pre-Covid.
NNWFHS sends out an occasional newsletter to members which is packed with all sorts of useful information, occasional teasers and interesting articles on local topics and sometimes more national news items such as the release of the 1921 census.
NNWFHS also holds two other Zoom events. Come and Talk Family History and DNA Group – Down New Avenues. Both are informal online gatherings where participants can chat with each other about family history or anything else really! These are usually held each month on the last Tuesday and are for members only.– discussing all aspects of DNA.
These two digital innovations are only open to members only – but for a membership fee £10 per year, it is excellent value! The membership also includes a quarterly journal and of course access to a special members only section of our website. NNWFHS is known as the Friendly Family History Society of North Warwickshire and you will be warmly welcomed into the fold.
Helpdesks are hosted each month by local libraries and staffed by NNWFHS volunteers.
Third Wednesday – 2.00pm-4.00pm. Atherstone Library. Tel: 0300-555-8171
Fourth Thursday – 2.10pm-4.30pm Polesworth Library.
The helpdesk as Coleshill library is no longer operating.
Most people these days are familiar with buying stuff online. Click on NNWFHS Shop and see what’s on offer from resources, booklets, transcriptions and much more. Take a look! You may be surprised at what you can find! You can also join our society or renew your membership too.
NNWFHS also has a shop at Genfair
If you wish to join our friendly society, please use the tab on our NNWFHS/join page on this website to find details about how to join and the types of membership available.